Changelog (MediaMonkey 2.5.x)

MediaMonkey 2.5.5.998

• 2845 Fixed FLAC tracks not tagged correctly when multiple non-standard metadata blocks are included
• 2863 Fixed Access violation on adding/pasting Album Art via group track properties

MediaMonkey 2.5.5.997

• 2800 Fixed non-MediaMonkey ID3 fields (unicode) are tagged incorrectly
• 2801 Fixed FLAC header not exactly to spec → compatibility problems with some players

MediaMonkey 2.5.5.996

• 2792 Fixed moving the currently playing Track may remove the track from the library

MediaMonkey 2.5.5.995 RC-7

• 2784 Fixed conversion with 'Level Track Volume' → pre-conversion replaygain value

MediaMonkey 2.5.5.994

• 2768 Fixed synchronization never completes if auto-synchronization cannot convert a file
• 2765 Fixed File Monitor can cause links to album art to be lost in some cases
• 2779 Fixed updates to ID3v2.2 tags causes Album Art to be lost
• 2771 Fixed conversion of tracks with embedded art to OGG/FLAC creates a link to no art
• 2759 Fixed some tracks aren't playable with the MP3 plugin when WM cannot process ID3 tag

MediaMonkey 2.5.5.992 RC-6

• 2758 Fixed FLAC files with unrecognized blocks (incl. Album Art) don't scan/play correctly
• 2762 Fixed Volume leveling (replay gain) information is lost on conversion

MediaMonkey 2.5.5.991 RC-5

• 2485 Fixed synchronization: auto-conversion removes album art from tag
• 2743 Fixed iPod synchronization: can contain duplicate artists if prefixed by 'The'

MediaMonkey 2.5.5.990 RC-4 (Refresh)

• 2740 Fixed 'Send to...' doesn't work

MediaMonkey 2.5.5.988 RC-4

• 2367 Added synchronization of WMA and OGG to MTP devices
• 2722 Improved iPod synchronization for corrupted iPods
• 2734 Fixed iPod synchronization: iPod game sounds can be added to the iPod library
• 2739 Fixed iPod synchronization: browsing iPod during synch can trigger a freeze
• 2644 Fixed album art may be removed from an iPod on Rebuild Database operation
• 2725 Fixed volume leveling doesn't work when playing tracks from an iPod in MediaMonkey
• 2724 Fixed ratings not correctly synchronized to iRiver Clix
• 2728 Fixed FLAC tracks can be tagged with 2 Ensemble fields
• 2723 Fixed Scanning of FLAC tracks may fail
• 2736 Fixed conversion of 24-bit WAV files to FLAC yields faulty tracks
• 2719 Fixed multiple instances of decoder.exe can occur when auto-converting flac
• 2709 Fixed .fla extension isn't supported
• 2735 Fixed reading corrupt WAV tags can trigger a slowdown/freeze
• 2738 Fixed ogg/flac tags aren't always cleared → they can be persistently unsynchronized
• 2732 Fixed some dlls aren't thread safe
• 2721 Fixed player behaves erratically for tracks > 400 minutes

MediaMonkey 2.5.5.985 RC-3

• 2707 Fixed iPod synchronization: album art is missing when synched tracks aren't in library
• 2639 Fixed iPod synchronization: bookmarks are lost on synchronization with iPod Shuffle
• 2617 Fixed synchronization: devices aren't enabled by default when other devices are disabled
• 2710 Fixed radio streams can take several seconds to start in some cases
• 2712 Fixed double-click on header of empty tracklist causes Access Violation

MediaMonkey 2.5.5.983 RC-2

• 2677 Fixed iPod synchronization: synched playlists can't be played by iPod's alarm clock
• 2691 Fixed iPod synchronization: when some scripts are used, ratings appear off by 1 star
• 2690 Fixed conversion can change the length of a track and/or append small part of next track
• 2683 Fixed visualizations can trigger an access violation in some cases
• 2684 Fixed scanning a wav file can cause MM to freeze

MediaMonkey 2.5.5.980 RC-1

• 2536 Added synchronization with Motorola iTunes phones
• 2663 Fixed synchronization with Zen Vision M: ratings don't synch back to MediaMonkey
• 2661 Fixed player UI has graphic artifacts on some systems when tagging
• 2654 Fixed album art doesn't synchronize to 2nd Gen iPod Nano
• 2660 Fixed disc burning problem on some Win9x/ME systems (hpcde 1.99.3)
• 2595 Fixed wav tagging bug when ASCII tag contains local language characters e.g. umulauts (thx unzerpum!)
• 2595 Fixed wav tagging bug when incorect chunk sizes are found in JUNK and PADDING Chunks

MediaMonkey 2.5.4.978

• 2636 Fixed AutoPlay entries are disabled on install/uninstall
• 2641 Fixed installation language doesn't 'stick' for non-Admin accounts
• 2639 Fixed bookmarks are lost on iPod synchronization
• 2640 Fixed bitrate not reported for FLAC tracks > 25 minutes

MediaMonkey 2.5.4.977 (RC-3)

• 2618 Fixed track selection via mouse doesn't deselect originally selected track
• 2622 Fixed iPod plug-in compatibility settings not always enabled by default
• 2595 Fixed more cases in which WAV tags are not read correctly
• 2629 Fixed some scripts not working with IE7
• 2620 Updated Portuguese-Brazil language files

MediaMonkey 2.5.4.975 (RC-2)

• 2571 Fixed synchronization of Creative Zen devices doesn't work on Windows 2000
• 2584 Fixed selection of multiple tracks via <CTRL><shift>
• 2551 Fixed highlighting of duplicates in the Burn wizard doesn't work correctly

MediaMonkey 2.5.4.974 (RC-1)

• 2599 Added Italian back to the installer (newly updated translation)
• 2553 Fixed Burn wizard freezes on startup on some systems
• 2610 Fixed Conversion doesn't always transfer Album Art to destination track
• 2595 Fixed MusicMatch / Goldwave WAV tags may not be read correctly
• 2601 Fixed minor issues in the German translation

MediaMonkey 2.5.4.971 (Beta 2)

• 2529 Added Freedb2 as backup to Freedb in case of problems
• 2537 Fixed iPod Synchronization: Album Art can go missing after using updater 1.2
• 2510 Fixed conversion of OGG fails sometimes fails halfway through
• 2510 Fixed occasionally files can't be decoded during conversion
• 2563 Fixed tags aren't always updated on volume leveling (or whenever a file is locked)
• 2553 Fixed Burning can take a long time to initialize (upgraded to hpcde 1.99)
• 2565 Fixed Burning fails if source track is locked
• 2559 Fixed Burn speed may be invalid if user switches media
• 2552 Fixed Burning speed is multiplied by 1000 sometimes.
• 2533 Fixed scans are incomplete with some NAS devices [needs testing]
• 2573 Fixed Data Execution Prevention policies may prevent Milkdrop from working
• 2574 Fixed FLAC files restart on their own seek bar is moved to end of track
• 2566 Fixed debug version of WMDM plugin can crash on
• 2567 Fixed MPC files show incorrect bitrate
• 2564 Fixed <shift><end> fails to select the last track
• 2568 Fixed statistics script error on some Windows locales

MediaMonkey 2.5.4.969 (Beta 1)

• 2530 Added iPod plug-in can create .m3u files (for use with Rockbox firmware)
• 2553 Improved debug messages to determine why CD Burning freezes when wizard starts
• 2527 Fixed CD Burning freezes on the last page of the wizard on some systems
• 2543 Fixed Data Disc Burning of large file can lead to 'Layout cannot be set' error
• 2551 Fixed Data Disc Burning removes duplicates without warning for tracks not in Library
• 2534 Fixed Rapid starts/stops can trigger a crash (reported as rating tracks causes crash)
• 2531 Fixed Send-to sometimes sends incorrect tracks
• 2518 Fixed FLAC tagging can corrupt tags if they're tagged with ApplicationID
• 2513 Fixed playback of FLAC files fails when DSP plugins are used
• 2522 Fixed WMDM Synchronization: disconnected devices may remain in the tree
• 2514 Fixed some MusicMatch wav tags aren't read correctly
• 2508 Fixed Scanning some WAV tags can trigger a crash
• 1422 Fixed Deselection using Shift or CTRL doesn't work correctly
• 2555 Fixed occasional SQL error when removing Album Art
• 2159 Fixed Text in the progress bar appears blurry
• 2533 Fixed scans are incomplete with some NAS devices

MediaMonkey 2.5.3.968

• Added username/password support for secure streams (e.g. via Slim Server)
• Updated online help
• Fixed iPod synchronization/auto-conversion can cause tracks to stop prematurely
• Fixed connected MTP devices can prevent MediaMonkey from shutting down correctly
• Fixed CD/DVD burning on some burners (update to burn engine v1.98)
• Fixed DVD burning doesn't show accurate available burn speeds
• Fixed Album Art tagging can fail if initiated when track is already in tagging queue
• Fixed streams from Slimserver don't always display metadata on track change
• Fixed regression with Preview functionality

MediaMonkey 2.5.3.963 RC-3

• Added profile for SwiMP3 devices (v2)
• Added iPod synchronization support for bookmarking when Genre = Podcast
• Fixed synchronization: Copy .m3u Playlist setting is ignored
• Fixed thread locking bug (synch lockup, auto-organize issue, etc.) exposed by fixes in RC-2
• Fixed burning: DVD+RW isn't erased correctly
• Fixed burning: DVD free space is inaccurate
• Fixed burning regression: MP3 CD/DVD creation fails in RC-2
• Fixed showing of empty cells in statistics script

MediaMonkey 2.5.3.959 RC-2

• Fixed MP3 VBR encoding can produce overly high bitrates
• Fixed com-related freeze/lockup that occurs when tagging while ripping 2 CDs
• Fixed scanning MP3 can trigger an Access Violation in rare scenarios
• Fixed iPod Smartlists are unnecessarily converted to Playlists
• Fixed regression: sorting by column header truncates column text
• Fixed problems with folders starting with spaces
• Fixed Find More from Same Folder (Computer) for network paths

MediaMonkey 2.5.3.956 RC-1

• Added Synchronization, Playlist, and Burn buttons can have tracks dropped onto them
• Added Send to device (synchronize) function
• Improved OGG encoding with new aoTuVb4.51 encoder
• Improved Field@1 mask should ignore prefixes
• Fixed various CD/DVD Burning issues with update to burn engine
• Fixed CD Audio TAO burns have extra four seconds between tracks
• Fixed iPod browsing occasionally triggers access violation
• Fixed in place editing is overly sensitive & starts unnecessarily
• Fixed column auto-resize doesn't work well for ratings column
• Fixed pre-amp value doesn't properly persist
• Fixed playback doesn't start sometimes after d&d and doubleclick

MediaMonkey 2.5.3.953 Beta 1

• Fixed cannot read WMA tag that has a write-protect flag
• Fixed IE proxy configuration is sometimes read incorrectly
• Fixed burning method is sometimes blank in unskinned mode
• Fixed problems with gapless playback of MP3s / streaming issues
• Fixed synchronization: changed iPod ratings and playcounts sometimes aren't updated in Library
• Fixed synchronization: Album Art not synchronized to Samsung YP-25
• Fixed synchronization with Rio Karma
• Fixed some jpg files cause an error #67
• Fixed scanning of some corrupted MP3 tracks
• Fixed writing tags to some non-standard FLAC tracks
• Fixed volume leveling info not written correctly for APE tracks

MediaMonkey 2.5.2.951

• Updated translation pack with Croatian (thanks to Emil)
• Updated online help
• Fixed ratings & play history not imported from iTunes if int'l characters in filename
• Fixed playback can start twice in some cases

MediaMonkey 2.5.2.950 RC-3

• Fixed configuration settings don't persist in some cases
• Fixed file associations set by the installer can be overwritten in some cases
• Fixed Synchronization: Empty playlists aren't deleted from MTP devices
• Fixed corrupt MediaMonkey.m3u file can cause strange behaviour
• Fixed new format of eMusic .m3u sample playlists fails to play
• Fixed Rip CD dialog not friendly for the visually impaired

MediaMonkey 2.5.2.948 RC-2

• Improved Auto-Tag from Amazon search results further
• Fixed Auto-Tag from Amazon.co.uk adds incorrect tags to Artists
• Fixed failed write of mediamonkey.ini and mediamonkey.m3u in some cases
• Fixed Synchronization needlessly synchs tracks with custom masks
• Fixed Playlist order doesn't persist in some cases
• Files are incorrectly considered duplicates after conversion
• Fixed wheel mouse doesn't work in drop down dialogs (e.g. Auto Tag from Amazon)
• Fixed Album Art window is too insensitive to wheel mouse movement

MediaMonkey 2.5.2.947 RC-1

• Added command line option to start in Party Mode ( /party)
• Added command line option to start up and play ( /play)
• Added track length calculation for VBR files missing header info
• Added Type-Browsing to Scan Folders dialog
• Improved auto-tag from Amazon search results when only Artist is known
• Updated help file
• Updated default masks
• Fixed occasional freezes related to file locking
• Fixed MP3 encoding is slow even at -q 9 (updated to LAME 3.97b2)
• Fixed FreeDB results should display properly even for incorrectly encoded data
• Fixed CD Burning: write method is sometimes blank
• Fixed Audio CD Burning: tracks fail to burn after a faulty file
• Fixed Audio CD Burning: volume leveling doesn't work correctly
• Fixed regression: some flac files fail to play correctly
• Fixed regression: keyboard shortcuts conflict

MediaMonkey 2.5.2.943 Beta 2

• Added ability to scroll through multiple Album Art entries with wheel mouse
• Added ability to import metadata from Windows Media Player when scanning
• Added transparent synchronization support for Sony Ericsson walkman phones
• Added lyrics support for iPod synchronization
• Updated flac encoder/decoder to version 1.1.2
• Improved synchronization speed of MTP devices significantly
• Improved iPod synchronization when genre = Audiobook (resume playback & not incl. in shuffle)
• Fixed iPod synchronization - non-music entries (podcasts/movies) are not written correctly
• Fixed synchronization fails to manually delete tracks on UMS devices using the WMDM plugin
• Fixed synchronization of tracks via Location node don't use synch mask
• Fixed synchronization of Album/Artist creates unwanted .m3us for MTP devices with DBs
• Fixed synchronization of Album Art for some MTP devices
• Fixed synchronization should never delete filetypes that MM doesn't understand
• Fixed setting genre to null causes multiple track update
• Fixed data CD Burning burns tracks in incorrect order
• Fixed $ character in masks doesn't work as expected
• Fixed mouse gestures can't be completely disabled
• Fixed keyboard shortcuts missing for some actions

MediaMonkey 2.5.2.942 (Beta 1)

• Added lots of scripting fixes and functionality (see script documentation)
• Added ability to rename iPod
• Added manual synching of tracks via drag & drop for iPods & other DB-based devices
• Fixed synchronization with auto-conversion may not fill the device to capacity
• Fixed synchronization settings don't persist for disabling a device
• Fixed synchronization of metadata from the device back to the PC doesn't work
• Fixed synchronization status bar sometimes incorrectly shows 'converting'
• Fixed iPod doesn't trigger AutoPlay dialog
• Fixed streaming audio is choppy for some stations
• Fixed Auto-tag from Amazon displays some unicode incorrectly
• Fixed Auto-tag from Amazon parsing and problems displaying some comments
• Fixed tracks may not be found on drive with Volume ID = 0
• Fixed tracks queued via Explorer are sometimes added to Now Playing twice
• Fixed focus is lost when tracks are deleted
• Fixed copy/cut/paste are disabled on Location & My Computer nodes
• Fixed <Auto number> and <Playlist> masks can't be used for Convert or Auto-organize
• Fixed $ character in masks is ignored and can cause errors when using Auto-organize
• Fixed Album Artist tagging in ogg/flac for better compatibility
• Fixed CMYK Album Art triggers an access violation
• Fixed Export All Playlists script fails when illegal characters are in Playlist name
• Fixed FLAC playback doesn't work for non 16-bit per sample streams
• Fixed volume meter is slow/refreshes slowly for some mp3 files
• Fixed open threads can cause deadlocks

MediaMonkey 2.5.1

• Updated Norwegian translation
• Fixed Data disc burn: save order of playlist tracks is reversed
• Fixed Disc burning fails when non-unicode characters are present
• Fixed some buttons are displayed off screen when skinning is disabled

MediaMonkey 2.5.1 RC-4

• Updated French translation
• Fixed needless upload of duplicate filenames to iPod or iRiver Hxxx devices

MediaMonkey 2.5.1 RC-3

• Added Norwegian translation
• Updated Portuguese Installer text
• Fixed Random order is sometimes ignored in Auto-Playlists
• Fixed Synchronization available space calculation isn't always accurate
• Fixed track count fails to update on deselection via <Shift><Page Up>
• Fixed corrupt FLAC files stall scanning and can result in crash of decode.exe
• Fixed hpCDE disc burning logs aren't being generated in debug build
• Fixed context menu items for script created nodes

MediaMonkey 2.5.1 RC-2

• Updated Online help with 2.5 features
• Updated Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch translations (thanks to Gervasio, Pablo, and UI)
• Improved priority of disc burn operations has been raised
• Improved CD Burning: discs should eject by default
• Fixed Data CD Burning error 'Could not write the image layout to the disk'
• Fixed Data CD burning can crash when creating creating .m3u directory
• Fixed Data CD Burning: .m3u files using prefixes are burned to directories
• Fixed Data CD Burning: .m3u files still contain some duplicates
• Fixed Data CD burning: node selection behavior is sometimes incorrect
• Fixed CD erase: drive list empty on some machines
• Fixed <Auto Number> mask should default to 3 digits
• Fixed Synchronization of Virtual CD tracks occurs unnecessarily
• Fixed Synchronization device node sometimes doesn't have 'Safely Remove Device'
• Fixed Send-to Folder (Copy) doesn't work in Win 98
• Fixed Volume Leveling clipping prevention stops some tracks from being releveled
• Changed Volume Leveling default values to 89 db
• Fixed scripts that don't display correctly at 144dpi

MediaMonkey 2.5.1.927 RC-1

• Added iPod synchronization support for Composer field
• Added first time synch of MTP device → config screen
• Added Auto-Synchronize to device context menu
• Updated French and Dutch translations (Thanks Octopod & UI!!)
• Fixed app hangs when 'Synchronize as soon as the device is connected' is enabled
• Fixed synchronization doesn't proceed when user clicks 'Synchronize' in Windows dialog
• Fixed synchronization: device context menus aren't greyed out if actions not supported
• Fixed synchronization: Album Art fails to update on device if timestamp hasn't changed
• Fixed iPod synchronization: strange characters in the device name in some cases
• Fixed iPod synchronization: AV on reading some iTunes DBs
• Fixed iPod synchronization: Volume Leveling config shouldn't appear except for Shuffle
• Fixed Burn Data CD has no size indicator on selection screen
• Fixed Burn Data CD has 'unknown' nodes (they're unnecessary)
• Fixed Burn Data CD: duplicates are indicated unnecessarily
• Fixed Burn Data CD: .m3u contains duplicate track contents when it shouldn't
• Fixed Burn Data CD: textsearch doesn't work correctly
• Improved Burn Data CD: Better navigability of .m3u playlists (use of All.m3u)
• Fixed Shuffle and Auto-DJ should not be mutually exclusive
• Fixed Party Mode: It's possible to switch tracks even when player actions are disabled
• Fixed Now Playing toolbars were presented even when entries are disabled
• Fixed Level Volume and Level Playback volume are off by 6db
• Fixed old in_mpg123 plugin crashes when streaming (disable the plugin)
• Fixed offline tracks are inadvertently edited to get 'URL' in the media field
• Fixed duplicate detection detects non-existant duplicates from data CDs not in Library
• Fixed a few more dialogs that display incorrectly at 144 dpi
• Fixed some missing strings & string corrections
• Reverted to LAME 3.96.1 (due to problems discovered with 3.97b1)

MediaMonkey 2.5.1.924 Beta 4

• Added ability to navigate 'My Documents' in Add Folders and My Computer view
• Added cut and paste of Album Art
• Updated German translation
• Improved masks ui: replaced <path> with <folder> (both still work)
• Fixed Synchronization deletes tracks from the device if on synch list but unavailable
• Fixed Synchronization can crash with very long filenames
• Fixed Synchronization fails to update tracks or notify user when tracks are read-only
• Fixed Synchronization 'Summary': # of tracks is incorrect if auto-conversion is used
• Fixed Auto-Conversion: MP3→OGG doesn't transfer metadata
• Fixed iPod plugin: configuring when unconnected → exception
• Fixed iPod plugin: should support multiple devices
• Fixed iPod Artists node doesn't use 'ignore "The"' sort configuration
• Fixed Artist Filter results in SQL error
• Fixed Disc Burning: Drive Type field is empty
• Fixed Data Disc Burning: some .m3u files cannot be created or are corrupt
• Fixed Data Disc Burning: .m3u files should be organized in a more useful hierarchy
• Fixed Data Disc Burning: scrollbar scrolls far below the end of the list
• Fixed Party Mode: Visualization should be disabled in full-screen mode
• Fixed in-player volume meter moves slowly on some tracks
• Fixed track VBRI tags are not read (track length reported incorrectly)
• Fixed Auto-Tag from Amazon: combo box behaves strangely
• Fixed Auto-Tag from Amazon: 'select all' doesn't work correctly
• Fixed regression: Albums display incorrectly in the tree
• Fixed shortcuts: Party Mode and Album Art
• Fixed several dialogs have display problems at 144dpi
• Fixed some localized strings don't appear translated

MediaMonkey 2.5.1.921 Beta 3

• Added Select All/None checkbox in headers of all relevant dialogs
• Added configuration for ignoring Artist prefixes (e.g. 'The')
• Added Tooltips for all new 2.5 config entries
• Improved masks implementation on Burn Disc dialog
• Fixed Synchronization: sync to iPod can fail in mid-sync
• Fixed Synchronization: Tracks appear under 'Movies' on iPod Video
• Fixed Synchronization: Sort order on iPod sometimes incorrect
• Fixed Auto-Conversion: Virtual CD tracks are converted needlessly
• Fixed data disc burning: various glitches in burning .m3u files
• Fixed data DVD burning: burning at 2x fails on some machines
• Fixed disc burning: no error when no writable drive exists
• Fixed disc burning: wizard appears incorrectly in unskinned mode
• Fixed volume leveling: tags not updated correctly
• Fixed Net radio: some streams don't play
• Fixed Net radio: functionality is hidden
• Fixed scanning: Album art only read when < 20 tracks in directory
• Fixed Advanced Search (again): some genres are missing from criteria list
• Fixed shorcuts: back 5 seconds & Party Mode
• Fixed Access violation on Alt-F4
• Fixed party mode: improve default settings
• Fixed Auto-DJ configuration is 'hidden' in Now Playing config
• Fixed glitches in Blue Monkey and Brushed Monkey skins
• Fixed conversion error text: no indication that DRM causes the problems
• Fixed Visualization icon and Net Radio icon
• Fixed UI text in burn wizard + various other locations

MediaMonkey 2.5.1.918 Beta 2

• Added Album Art support for iPod Video
• Added support for MS DRM v1, v7, v9 (can now play tracks from Napster, etc.)
• Added to data disk burning: burning of .m3u files
• Added to data disk burning: improved control over Playlist masks
• Added option to prevent unwanted devices from appearing in the tree
• Added read more wav metadata (MusicMatch, AudioGrabber, BSI tags)
• Updated LAME to version 3.97
• Fixed burning: VCD files fail to burn to data disc
• Fixed burning: Audio CD disk space indicator gives misleading status
• Fixed burning: 'Show checked' button doesn't work correctly
• Fixed Party Mode: unable to lock repositioning of dialogs
• Fixed Party Mode: audio controls aren't disabled
• Fixed Party Mode: configuration workflow is too complex
• Fixed Party Mode: shuffle/repeat buttons can display incorrectly
• Fixed Party Mode: Now Playing dialog isn't independent of normal mode
• Fixed Auto-DJ: Unclear how to enable it (add 'enable' to the options dialog)
• Fixed visualizations: Artist/Title metadata doesn't display in G-Force
• Fixed advanced search: in some cases some Genres don't appear as criteria
• Fixed advanced search: incorrect results for 'Genre' doesn't contain 'xxx'
• Fixed minimize to Now Playing dialog minimizes/maximizes incorrectly
• Fixed problems with Unicode characters in masks
• Fixed paused state persists incorrectly
• Fixed OGG/FLAC ALBUM ARTIST tags aren't read (only ENSEMBLE is)
• Improved open File/URL dialog
• Improved text UI (Auto-DJ config, Burn wizard, mp3 settings)
• Changed Party mode and Visualization icons
• Changed Auto-Conversion to a Gold feature

MediaMonkey 2.5.1.913 Beta 1

• Added duplicate prevention for playlists
• Added Auto-DJ toggle function to menu bar
• Added new <Folder:x> mask
• Added Croatian to the Language installer (thanks to Emil Bobesic)
• Fixed iPod synchronization: some tracks synched to iPod cannot play
• Fixed iPod synchronization: synch sometimes halts right after it begins
• Fixed iPod synchronization: plugging in iPod can trigger a crash
• Fixed iPod synchronization: occassionally fails to release MM resources
• Fixed wmdm synchronization: playlists don't synchronize to some devices (H-10)
• Fixed wmdm synchronization: year metadata not visible (H-10, Zen Sleek, etc.)
• Fixed wmdm synchronization: duplicate MTP devices appear (requires uninstall)
• Fixed Play Now context menu plays focused track (vs. selected tracks)
• Fixed minimizing device node causes Search node dialog to pop up
• Fixed Party Mode: Shuffle and Repeat shouldn't be configurable
• Fixed Party Mode: No ability to disable volume & balance control
• Fixed Party Mode: Seek bar should be disabled when Stop/Play now is
• Fixed Party Mode: It shouldn't be possible to enable/move toolbars
• Fixed Auto-DJ isn't random enough
• Fixed Auto-DJ doesn't play tracks from Virtual CD
• Fixed Auto-Tag from Amazon: Comments shouldn't be enabled by default
• Fixed Auto-Tag from Amazon: Javascript causes problems on high security systems Added ability to turn off Javascript via [AlbumBrowser] UseJavaScript=1
• Fixed Auto-Play dialog support for WinXP fails on some systems
• Fixed DVD burn speed options not all listed & listed with incorrect speeds
• Tweaks to File Monitor + additional logging
• Fixed incorrect focus behaviour for some dialogs
• Improved UI: Synchronization, Auto-DJ config

MediaMonkey 2.5 Alpha 5

• Added auto-fix to Windows Jet DB deregistration problems
• Added playlist nodes for USM devices (view/edit/remove)
• Added playlist nodes for MTP devices (view/remove)
• Fixed synchronization crashes with some MTP devices on debug build
• Fixed synchronization: tracks synched needlessly on playcount changes
• Fixed synchronization: transfer to iPod sometimes fails in mid-sync
• Fixed synchronization: Album Art fails on inital sync to iPod
• Fixed synchronization: can't manually delete tracks from Zen Touch
• Fixed synchronization: playlists don't sync to H10
• Fixed synchronization: auto-converted tracks don't appear on some devices
• Fixed synchronization: some tracks uploaded to iPod don't play
• Fixed synchronization: synchronization is terminated sometimes
• Fixed synch list/burn list: tree doesn't expand if 'Show All' enabled
• Fixed burn spanning multiple disks: confusing flow / too many dialogs
• Fixed burn spanning multiple disks: free space check sometimes incorrect
• Fixed on-the-fly erase during burn: confusing workflow
• Fixed file triggers duplicates sometimes
• Fixed Auto-DJ isn't sufficiently random
• Fixed Auto-DJ shouldn't try to play unavailable tracks
• Fixed Audio CD burn wizard usability/consistency
• Fixed cosmetic issues with the Brushed Monkey skin

MediaMonkey 2.5 Alpha 4

• Added CD Burning - Disk Spanning
• Added Synchronization auto-conversion tools
• Added Synchronization option to not delete specified folders
• Added Synchronization Album Art support for iPod Nano
• Added striped background support for skins & Brushed Monkey skin
• Fixed Data CD burning mask sometimes doesn't update
• Fixed Data CD burning disk space indicator is inaccurate
• Fixed Data CD burning TAO burns sometimes fail
• Fixed Data CD burning → Access violations on unrelated operations
• Fixed Data CD burn status indicator
• Fixed Erase CD sometimes doesn't work
• Fixed Freedb metadata isn't looked up for some Rip CD operations
• Fixed database cannot be read in some rare cases when upgrading
• Fixed USB drive results in duplicate entries in some cases
• Fixed problems when searching for consecutive characters (e.g. LL)
• Fixed synchronization: Memory leaks cause a range of problems
• Fixed synchronization: H320 isn't always recognized
• Fixed synchronization: track metadata can't be browsed on USM devices
• Fixed synchronization: device duplicates appear
• Fixed synchronization: freezes if synch button clicked right after connecting
• Fixed synchronization: occassional problems with iPod Album Art
• Fixed synchronization: iPod phantom entries (artist/album/genre)
• Fixed Play Next can cause an Out of Bounds error
• Fixed Access Violations when MS Help isn't correctly installed
• Fixed compatibility problems with Win95 & NT
• Fixed .m3u playlist export isn't in scripts folder
• Improved UI/workflow (Rip CD dialog, Synch UI, Burn Wizard, Config)
• Removed unneeded synchronization plugins

MediaMonkey 2.5 Alpha 3

• Added Data CD Burning & many UI changes — for real this time :)
• Added Album Art synchronization for iPod Photo
• Added Volume Leveling for iPod Shuffle
• Fixed tracks on VCD cannot be burned
• Fixed iPod Shuffle volume is too low
• Fixed File Monitor regression from earlier alphas
• Improved synchronization UI and default synch masks
• Updated CD burning engine

MediaMonkey 2.5 Alpha 2

• Added basic Data CD Burning (still more to do)
• Added Auto-Play dialog support for WinXP (for CDs and Devices)
• Added encoding plug-in framework so others can add encoding protocols
• Added flac encoder (using the new encoding framework)
• Added synchronization support for Creative devices (and possibly others)
• Added Eject device hack for USB MS devices using WMDM driver
• Fixed synchronization: wmdm.dll doesn't release memory resources
• Fixed synchronization: access violation when brownsing iRiver Hxxx Database
• Fixed 'Back' button doesn't work correctly from Search node
• Fixed Auto-DJ is erratic when Shuffle/Replay are enabled (disabled Auto-DJ)
• Fixed Double-click on white space in track list → tracks advance
• Fixed options dialog is inaccessible when MM is unskinned
• Fixed converting via 'Send to' menu doesn't include Album Art
• Fixed auto-tag from Amazon: 'unspecified error'
• Fixed auto-tag from Amazon: inaccurate results for search terms with numbers
• Fixed File Monitor monitors the recycle bin when entire drive is monitored
• Fixed .pls should be associated by default so radio plays in MM by default
• Fixed regression: some translated strings don't appear localized
• Improved reading of incorrect ID3 tags
• Improved wording/layout of several dialogs

MediaMonkey 2.5.1.896 (Alpha 1)

• Added Synchronization support for iPod Shuffle
• Added Synchronization support for 'Plays for Sure' (MTP) devices
• Added one-touch synchronization for all flash devices (similar to iPod Shuffle)
• Added 'show checked' button to easily display tracks on synch list
• Added Party mode
• Added basic Auto-DJ functionality (see Now Playing config)
• Added ability to import iTunes / Winamp ratings & play history on scans
• Added ignore 'The' in Artists name for sorting purposes
• Added auto-complete for commonly used fields (Artist/Album/Genre...)
• Added ability to select all/none in various dialogs
• Added more fine-grained control over default playback behaviour
• Added ability to disable mouse gestures
• Added in-place conversion (in addition to conversion to new location)
• Added 'Eject CD after ripping'
• Added proxy support for streaming (in addition to freedb)
• Added ability to export all playlists to .m3u files at once
• Added script: auto-increment track#
• Added script: switch Artist ↔ Title
• Added script: Case Checker
• Fixed MPC metadata sometimes isn't read correctly
• Fixed MPC technical info missing for profile 'Radio'/Q5 or lower
• Fixed attempts to read tag on non-existant flac file causes freeze
• Fixed File Monitor: first file per directory sometimes not read correctly
• Fixed auto-complete usability kinks in skinned version
• Fixed Track# = 256 is always listed as 'unsynchronized'
• Fixed 'Double-click Action' should also work in Now Playing node
• Fixed Auto-Tag from Amazon: unspecified error dialog
• Fixed Auto-Tag from Amazon: access violation
• Fixed empty folders sometimes aren't removed after Auto-Organize
• Fixed File Monitor startup scan can cause duplicates in some cases
• Fixed rounding problems in statistics report
• Fixed font color in status bar cannot be changed in skins
• Fixed Playlists that are deleted appear in send-to history list
• Fixed multiple concurrent synchronization operations shouldn't occur
• Fixed Artist/Title should be split in Milkdrop to display better
• Improved image quality for Album Art (bicubic resampling)
• Improved usability of 'Show checked' in synch dialog
• Improved usability of Freedb lookup so that menu isn't greyed out
• Improved shutdown time (shorter)
• Improved wording on numerous dialogs